Samsung Exynos 850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 850 vs Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G52 MP6 and Adreno 530.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55) and Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, Neocore, PCMark, AnTuTu, and how good the CPUs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Exynos 850 or Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 850

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

10%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 850

74%

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 850

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 850	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Total score	119144	149901
CPU	33358	41975
GPU	45266	56961
MEM	19058	23984
UX	21445	26987

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 850	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Single-Core	243	306
Multi-Core	1072	1349

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 850	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Frequency	2000 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	8 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55	4x2.4 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth		29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)		ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is 16% better than Exynos 850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 850 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G52 MP6	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	426	518.73
# of Cores	6
# of Shader Units		256
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	23.2	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.4	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	48.7	53.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.1	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	41.2	21.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.6	37.2
Real Racing 3	85.2	94.2
Sniper 3D	107.1	69.9
Need for Speed No Limits	58.4	64.6
Mortal Kombat X	70.6	78
CSR Racing 2	58.4	59.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	22 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	400 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro is better: 26
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 850 and Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 850 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 850 specs and review.

Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro specs and review.